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The night a line cook taught me to stop over-salting
Was working a hectic Friday service at a place in downtown Portland. Totally slammed. My seasoning station got buried in orders. A kid from the fry station, maybe 19, grabs my wrist and says “hey boss, your hands are shaking.” He took over for 2 minutes. Showed me how to season by feel instead of counting shakes. Made my life so much easier. Anyone else have a random coworker fix a bad habit like that?
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emma_jones3mo ago
Counting shakes is a crutch. It builds bad habits that fall apart under real pressure. The kid actually made you weaker by taking over instead of letting you figure it out on your own.
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sean483mo ago
Made you weaker" is spot on. Having someone bail you out just delays the learning curve. You gotta take the L to actually get better.
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barbaradavis3mo ago
Mike from Reddit broke down the numbers once and found that 83% of people who count shakes hit a plateau within 3 months. The brain gets lazy and stops paying attention to the actual weight moving. You end up with a hollow rep, not a real one.
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